Redding City Council Regular Meeting
March 1, 2022
Action Agenda
2. PRESENTATIONS
2A. Presentation of City of Redding Appreciation Clock to Tony Lewis for his service on the Community Services Advisory Commission from January 15, 2019, to Decemb er 31, 2021.
Informational item only.
2B. Presentation of Mayor’s Proclamation declaring March 2022 as American Red Cross Month in the City of Redding.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
4(b). Accept City of Redding Accounts Payable Register No. 15; and Payroll Register No. 16.
4(c). Accept City of Redding Treasurer’s Report for the month of January 2022.
4(d). Accept City of Redding Proof of Cash reconciliation and ACR133 report for the month of January 2022.
4(e). Adopt Ordinance No. 2646, an ordinance of the Cit y Council of the City of Redding: (1) adopting the Addendum to the Negative Declaration adopted for the Downtown Redding Specific Plan; (2) adopting the Addendum to the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the City of Redding Zoning Map; (3) adoptin g the Downtown Redding Specific Plan Update (Specific Plan Amendment Application AMND -2021-00361); (4) approving amendments to Redding Zoning Map (Rezoning Application RZ-2021-00450); and (5) making findings in support of a general plan consistency determination.
4.1(a). Accept report and make a determination by a four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote that conditions of local emergency continue to exist within the City of Redding, under Public Contract Code section 22050(c)(1) related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19).
4.3(a). Approve and authorize the following actions for the City of Redding Information Technology Department:
(1) Increase total spending threshold of purchases to $500,000 using Dell NASPO Master Agreement No. MNWNC-108 for remainder of the contract year (July 31, 2021, through July 31, 2022); and
(2) Ratify purchase of servers for Redding Electric Utility in the amount of $186,099 as approved by the City Manager.
Redding City Council Action Agenda March 1, 2022
4.5(a). Adopt Resolution No. 2022 -022 approving and adopting the 29th Amendment to City Budget Resolution No. 2021 -078 appropriating $600,000 for engineering and design services to build a new substation in East Redding.
4.6(a). Authorize the following relative to funding and implementing the Shasta Youth Leadership Initiative:
(1) Approve submittal of application for California Volunteers’ CaliforniansForAll Youth Workforce Development Program Grant; and
(2) Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to apply for the grant, appropriate funds should the grant be awarded, and execute any agreements necessary to implement the project.
4.11(a).Approve purchase of one Caterpillar 323 Excavator from Peterson Tractor using Sourcewell contract pricing, with a net delivered cost of $384,914.69, including all applicable taxes and fees for the City of Redding Solid Waste Utility.
4.11(b).Approve increase to project budget for completion of Bid Schedule No. 5233, (Job Order No. 2633) Replace Asphalt Concrete Surfacing 2021, in the amount of $430,000 to the construction contingency budget, bringing the construction contingency total to $680,000.
4.11(c).Adopt Resolution No. 2022 -023 approving use of the “Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction” 2021 Edition, and its future supplements; and authorize the Public Works Director to approve the use of future supplements to the 2021 edition as they are published for use by the City of Redding Public Works and Development Services Departments.
4.11(d).Accept City of Redding Mitigation Fee Act Report Updat e, including an accounting of development fees; and adopt Resolution No. 2022 -024 making findings concerning unexpended funds.
4.15(a).Authorize and approve the following relative to hiring incentives for the City of Redding (City) Electric Utility:
(1) Approve signing incentive in the amount of $10,000 for the recruitment of Electric Utility System Operators – Transmission & Distribution, with half paid upon appointment to the position and half paid upon successful completion of probation; and
(2) Approve referral incentive in the amount of $1,000 for current City employees who refer an Electric Utility System Operator – Transmission & Distribution, with half paid upon hire and half paid upon the successful completion of probation.
ACTION: All items on th e Consent Calendar were either accepted, acknowledged, adopted, approved and/or authorized.
Redding City Council Action Agenda March 1, 2022
9. REGULAR CALENDAR: RE PORTS & COMMUNICATIO NS OF DEPARTMENTS,
BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
9.1(b). Consider forgiveness of Redding Electric Utility loan related to California Soccer Park turf replacement.
ACTION: The City Council authorized repayment of the $3.1 million loan from the Redding Electric Utility to the City of Redding General Fund related to California Soccer Park turf replacement and direct ed staff to return to the 2023-25 Budget Workshop(s) with proposals for terms of repayment.
9.8(a). Consider approval of three permanent Firefighter positions and adoption of Resolution appropriating funds for the Redding Fire Department.
ACTION: The Ci ty Council authorized the following actions for the Redding Fire Department: (1) a pprove three permanent Firefighter positions to cover shift vacancies, which will improve Firefighters' health, safety, and well-being and reduce overtime costs; and (2) adopt Resolution No. 2022-025 approving and adopting the 30th Amendment to City Budget Resolution No. 2021 -078 appropriating $97,750 to create the Firefighter positions.
14. ADJOURNMENT